Normally a three or four storey house with the main living accommodation (lounge, kitchen dining) on the first floor. Townhouses are usually very narrow to maximise land usage and tend to be in terraces.
AC
Lounge
Kitchen/Diner
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 3
Bedroom 2
Study
Hall
Bathroom
En Suite
WC
Cup’d
Cup’d
En Suite
Ground floor First Floor Second Floor
Against:
For:
Size and value for money
A typical new three bedroom townhouse is around 1020sqft. In 2012, a new townhouse in West Sussex was priced at £265,800 equating to £260 per square foot.
Who are they for:
First time buyers. City living, and for those on limited budgets.
Who are they not suitable for:
The elderly, young families, pet lovers.
Our advice
Avoid! Unless you have no other choices on the development or love the views and the layout suits your lifestyle.
Note: Floor plans are illustrative examples only. Any similarity between
actual designs, layouts and/or specifications is purely coincidental.
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